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Re:Poverty reduces brainpower needed for navigating other ar... by alexandros on Saturday June 23, 2018 @04:09AM (#17380121)
Do you really think everyone of the 325 million will be a recipient of the $10k income, or perhaps only the ones that earn the least? Is this a proposal any sane advocate of UBI has put forward, or are you perhaps strawmanning a slight bit?

I am not necessarily in agreement with everything UBI related, but adding noise to the conversation isn't going to get us to any insights any quicker.

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Re:Poverty reduces brainpower needed for navigating other ar... by hueving on Saturday June 23, 2018 @04:54AM (#17380271)
If it's only for poor people it's not UBI. It's just a less restricted form of welfare.
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Re:Poverty reduces brainpower needed for navigating other ar... by zeth___ on Saturday June 23, 2018 @04:11AM (#17380129)
Not to be glib but _Universal_ rather implies something.
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Re:Poverty reduces brainpower needed for navigating other ar... by felix_nagaand on Saturday June 23, 2018 @04:37AM (#17380221)
Sure universal does imply everyone. However just because on paper someone recieved $10k that does necessarily translate into an expenditure or disbursement.
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